HAVANA - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla begin the first official trip to Cuba by the British royal family on Sunday, in a pomp-filled display of disagreement with the Trump administration’s strategy of economically isolating the communist island. The next two days include visits to historic sites, a solar park, organic farm and biomedical research centre, and a meeting with entrepreneurs, cultural gala and dinner with President Miguel Diaz-Canel. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall walk along Grand Anse beach during a one day visit to the Caribbean island of Grenada on Saturday March 23, 2019. ( PA via AP / Jane Barlow )It does not include visits with political dissidents or other critics of Cuba’s single-party system, a decision prompting criticism from Cuban exiles. Article Continued BelowU.S. President Donald Trump has seen European and Latin American support for his Venezuela policy, but less backing on Cuba, whose government has already withstood a 60-year U.S. embargo without showing any signs of losing its grip on power.

Source: thestar March 24, 2019 18:11 UTC